The USDA has announced a new policy aimed at diversifying the U.S. meat processing industry. Part of the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (SPUR) initiative, the Guaranteed Loan Program will.

A new five-state report on negotiated cash cattle prices will “improve transparency and provide more market information to cattle producers,” the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) said ...

Per capita chicken consumption in Canada, the No. 2 market for U.S. poultry exports, is at record levels and expected to climb further, according to the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural... The port of ...

Tyson is preparing to lean further into the brands that consumers recognize, rather than simply the volume of meat it can produce. (Getty Images) Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a two ...

Today’s cattle slaughter estimate was 106,000 head, compared to 105,000 head last Monday. There was no change to the Friday or Saturday slaughter estimates last week, leaving the total... Another ...

Sausage company Premio Foods Inc. has acquired four regional brands in two acquisitions, the Oakland, N.J.-based processor announced Monday. The company has acquired the brands and book of business ...

Sterile male New World screwworm fly (USDA photo by Lance Cheung). The number of confirmed New World screwworm infestations in the United States reached 61 since June, according to the U.S. Department ...

A 54-year-old security guard died after an incident involving a semi-truck at a Koch Foods poultry processing facility in Morristown, Tenn., prompting an investigation by the Tennessee Occupational ...

Laudermilch Meats, a family-owned meat processing and retail business that has operated for more than a century in Annville, Pa., was sold to new owners Justin Smith and Josh Shope. The transaction ...

A team member at Rancher's Premium Smokehouse's Texas manufacturing facility prepares smoked sausage for production as the company announces plans to double its production capacity to meet growing ...

The USDA announced changes to its Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) system that will combine negotiated cash cattle price data from five states into a new regional report aimed at improving market ...

The National Pork Board (NPB) has named its 18-member Domestic Marketing Advisory Committee, formed to assist with strategizing market growth across foodservice, retail, packers and processors. More ...